UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[Feckitt]

UTV didn't even mention the All Ireland Final.  The biggest game in the Sporting calendar.  I think the responsibility for this ongoing shit lies fully with the Ulster Council. What the f**k are they doing! Why do they allow this year after year after year?

[BennyCake]

UTV didn't even mention the All Ireland Final.  The biggest game in the Sporting calendar.  I think the responsibility for this ongoing shit lies fully with the Ulster Council. What the f**k are they doing! Why do they allow this year after year after year?

They only mention GAA when there's a big fracas.

Besides, the Belfast Giants are more important

[Rossfan]

New €55m deal with RTÈ and Sky in the offing??
Will this include the proposed "Super 8" series?

[armaghniac]

New €55m deal with RTÈ and Sky in the offing??
Will this include the proposed "Super 8" series?

also more Sky shite

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/fans-set-for-five-more-years-of-sky-with-gaa-on-the-brink-of-55m-rights-deal-35162069.html

[Rossfan]

New media deal Officially announced today.
That News talk crowd have lost out on the radio side of things.

[Feckitt]

Just overheard on some local NI radio channel.

Down travel to the South West were they take on Cavan in Enniskillen.   

[Owen Brannigan]

Thank goodness for the Premier Sports broadcasting the Ulster and Leinster finals in HD while RTE concedes its HD broadcast channel to some on-going soccer competition and BBC offers an SD broadcast on BBCNI.

Apart from the terrible Cork performance on the field and in the stands as supporters left very early, it was very hard to watch the football in an SD broadcast.

[RedHand88]

Thank goodness for the Premier Sports broadcasting the Ulster and Leinster finals in HD while RTE concedes its HD broadcast channel to some on-going soccer competition and BBC offers an SD broadcast on BBCNI.

Apart from the terrible Cork performance on the field and in the stands as supporters left very early, it was very hard to watch the football in an SD broadcast.

You really wonder how we lived without HD. Am I right in saying RTE1 does exist in HD but just not on the sky platform?

[armaghniac]

Of course Rte is on HD except for those giving money to Sky.

BBC have no excuse.

[BennyCake]

I'm watching BBC non-HD, as I can't be doing listening to Ger Canning. Even though it's RTE HD.

[imtommygunn]

I don't think sd is the same quality it used to be though. I think it is more compressed. (I haven't read that but was told that). I would believe it as i thought hurling tough to watch in sd.

[RedHand88]

Ulster final a tough watch in SD.

[Feckitt]

I happened to see the Final Score from NI programme on Saturday.  It's a great little show if you're interested in NI soccer.  All NI premiership games were covered with decent highlights and a few post match interviews with players and managers. 

My question is, why when the National league is starting next week will the BBC not do the same for the GAA?  I would be fairly confident that the Armagh v Tyrone game on Saturday would have had a larger attendance than the entire NI league programme combined.
The BBC were able to send a full camera team to cover Institute v Warrenpoint were there were less than 200 fans in attendance.
I don't begrudge NI soccer their coverage, but why not treat the GAA with the same respect?

[Feckitt]

SF bringing the #fairplayforulstergaels campaign to BBC &RTE

[RedHand88]

SF bringing the #fairplayforulstergaels campaign to BBC &RTE

Isn't this a tv rights thing? As in BBC can't show anymore than what they do??